GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (56-60) at DETROIT (63-52)

AL: OAKLAND (56-60) at DETROIT (63-52)

<h3>All-Star righthanders square off in Detroit</h3>

Oakland (56-60) at Detroit (63-52) 7:05 pm EDT


DETROIT (Ticker) -- A pair of All-Stars square off when Dan Harenand the Oakland Athletics face Justin Verlander and the DetroitTigers on Saturday.


After both hurlers were teammates in the Midsummer Classic, theduo faced off on July 31 in Oakland, with Haren (13-3, 2.46 ERA)getting the best of Verlander (11-4, 3.60)


Since the All-Star break, Haren has continued his strong firsthalf, going 3-0 with a 3.13 ERA. Verlander has hit the skids,going 1-1 with a 5.23 ERA..Haren is 1-2 with a 4.78 ERA in four lifetime starts against theTigers.


Verlander is 1-2 with a 2.84 ERA in four career starts vs. Oakland.He will be aiming to halt a stretch that has seen the Tigers pitch toa 6.74 ERA over the last 21 contests.


In a slugfest on Friday, Jack Cust belted a grand slam and knocked inseven runs to power Oakland to a 16-10 win.


The reeling Tigers, who have lost 11 of their last 14 games, havefallen 1 1/2 games back of Cleveland in the American League CentralDivision.

 

AL: OAKLAND (56-60) at DETROIT (63-52)

<h3>All-Star righthanders square off in Detroit</h3>

Oakland (56-60) at Detroit (63-52) 7:05 pm EDT


DETROIT (Ticker) -- A pair of All-Stars square off when Dan Harenand the Oakland Athletics face Justin Verlander and the DetroitTigers on Saturday.


After both hurlers were teammates in the Midsummer Classic, theduo faced off on July 31 in Oakland, with Haren (13-3, 2.46 ERA)getting the best of Verlander (11-4, 3.60)


Since the All-Star break, Haren has continued his strong firsthalf, going 3-0 with a 3.13 ERA. Verlander has hit the skids,going 1-1 with a 5.23 ERA.


Haren is 1-2 with a 4.78 ERA in four lifetime starts against theTigers.


Verlander is 1-2 with a 2.84 ERA in four career starts vs. Oakland.He will be aiming to halt a stretch that has seen the Tigers pitch toa 6.74 ERA over the last 21 contests.


In a slugfest on Friday, Jack Cust belted a grand slam and knocked inseven runs to power Oakland to a 16-10 win.


The reeling Tigers, who have lost 11 of their last 14 games, havefallen 1 1/2 games back of Cleveland in the American League CentralDivision.

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">OAKLAND AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS

OAKLAND DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Travis Buck RF .288 7 34 Curtis Granderson CF .300 16 54
Shannon Stewart LF .299 9 35 Placido Polanco 2B .347 7 51
Nick Swisher 1B .249 14 57 Gary Sheffield DH .291 24 69
Jack Cust DH .265 18 59 Magglio Ordonez RF .351 18 96
Mark Ellis 2B .266 15 52 Carlos Guillen SS .310 14 74
Marco Scutaro 3B .241 5 25 Ivan Rodriguez C .277 9 50
Mark Kotsay CF .222 1 20 Sean Casey 1B .290 3 44
Donnie Murphy SS .250 3 12 Marcus Thames LF .259 12 36
Kurt Suzuki C .235 2 11 Brandon Inge 3B .242 12 51

Dan Haren RHP (13-3, 2.46) Justin Verlander RHP (11-4, 3.60)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: OAK - DAN HAREN (13-3, 2.46)
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER (11-4, 3.60)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK CARLSON
1B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
2B - DERRYL COUSINS
3B - TED BARRETT

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, clear
WIND: 7 mph, in from left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: OAK - DAN HAREN AND KURT SUZUKI
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.288, 7 HR, 34 RBI)
S STEWART (.299, 9 HR, 35 RBI)
N SWISHER (.249, 14 HR, 57 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">OAKLAND AT DETROIT -- REVISED LINEUPS

OAKLAND DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Travis Buck RF .288 7 34 Curtis Granderson CF .300 16 54
Shannon Stewart LF .299 9 35 Marcus Thames LF .259 12 36
Nick Swisher 1B .249 14 57 Gary Sheffield DH .291 24 69
Jack Cust DH .265 18 59 Magglio Ordonez RF .351 18 96
Mark Ellis 2B .266 15 52 Carlos Guillen SS .310 14 74
Marco Scutaro 3B .241 5 25 Ivan Rodriguez C .277 9 50
Mark Kotsay CF .222 1 20 Sean Casey 1B .290 3 44
Donnie Murphy SS .250 3 12 Ryan Raburn 2B .333 3 14
Kurt Suzuki C .235 2 11 Brandon Inge 3B .242 12 51

Dan Haren RHP (13-3, 2.46) Justin Verlander RHP (11-4, 3.60)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0
DETROIT 0 0 1 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.300, 16 HR, 54 RBI)
M THAMES (.259, 12 HR, 36 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.291, 24 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 4 0 0 0 1 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
R Raburn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - S Casey (2, throw).


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OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.46

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.57

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 23-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander 1-1.
Batters faced: J Verlander 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MARCUS THAMES (13) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF DAN HAREN.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0, DETROIT 1

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.291, 24 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0
DETROIT 1 1 2 1 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.241, 5 HR, 25 RBI)
M KOTSAY (.222, 1 HR, 20 RBI)
D MURPHY (.250, 3 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS DETROIT (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 4 0 0 0 1 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Thames lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
R Raburn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - M Thames (13, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Thames
(37). Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - S Casey (2, throw).


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OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - 1 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.50

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.57

Pitches-strikes: D Haren 17-10; J Verlander 23-13. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Haren 0-3; J Verlander 1-1. Batters faced: D Haren 5; J Verlander 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS DETROIT (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 7 0 0 0 1 3 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Thames lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
R Raburn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - M Thames (13, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Thames
(37). Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - S Casey (2, throw).


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OAKLAND - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 1 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.50

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.55

Pitches-strikes: D Haren 17-10; J Verlander 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Haren 0-3; J Verlander 1-3. Batters faced: D Haren 5; J Verlander 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0
DETROIT 1 1 2 1 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.277, 9 HR, 50 RBI)
S CASEY (.290, 3 HR, 44 RBI)
R RABURN (.333, 3 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0
DETROIT 1 0 1 4 1 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.235, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
T BUCK (.288, 0-FOR-0, BB)
S STEWART (.298, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS DETROIT (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 7 0 0 0 1 3 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299
M Thames lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
R Raburn 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241

Totals 10 1 4 1 0 0 4

BATTING: HR - M Thames (13, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Thames
(37). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: E - S Casey (2, throw).


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OAKLAND - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 10 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 2.48

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.55

Pitches-strikes: D Haren 38-25; J Verlander 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Haren 1-5; J Verlander 1-3. Batters faced: D Haren 10; J Verlander 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JACK CUST SCORED TRAVIS BUCK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON FIRST, S STEWART ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
DETROIT 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.265, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 1 1 1 0
DETROIT 1 0 1 4 1 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.264, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.290, 0-FOR-1)
M ORDONEZ (.353, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS DETROIT (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .288
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .298
N Swisher 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
J Cust dh 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .267
M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .265
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233

Totals 11 1 1 1 3 5 9

BATTING: RBI - J Cust (60). 2-out RBI - J Cust. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Ellis 2. Team LOB - 4.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299
M Thames lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
R Raburn 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241

Totals 10 1 4 1 0 0 4

BATTING: HR - M Thames (13, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Thames
(37). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: E - S Casey (2, throw).


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OAKLAND - 001 -- 1
DETROIT - 10 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 2.48

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 3 1 1 1 3 5 0 3.59

Pitches-strikes: D Haren 38-25; J Verlander 62-35. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Haren 1-5; J Verlander 1-4. Batters faced: D Haren 10; J Verlander 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 1 1 1 0
DETROIT 1 0 0 1 5 1 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.240, 0-FOR-1)
M KOTSAY (.221, 0-FOR-1)
D MURPHY (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>